Cornice & SlateSavannah GA Book
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Services for sellers, buyers and investors

Every move carries serious financial and personal stakes. Each service below rests on verified comparable sales, steady communication and careful contract work, and every fee is explained in plain English and confirmed in writing before touring or listing begins.

The full board of services

Sale led

Price: Negotiated

paid at closing

Full-service listing & architectural marketing

A marketing and negotiation strategy built to protect net proceeds rather than chase a quick offer. It opens with a pre-listing contractor and staging walkthrough, continues through architectural photography, a 3D tour and measured floor plans, and ends with every bid checked against a lender pre-approval and the sale managed from inspection to closing.

What the instruction includes

  • Pre-listing contractor and staging walkthrough
  • Architectural photography, 3D tour and measured floor plan
  • Broker-attended private showings, through to closing

Worth knowing: The fee is agreed and written into the listing agreement before the house goes live, and nothing is added to it on the closing statement.

About 8 weeks Best for an owner preparing a long-held family home for market who wants the same broker from walkthrough to closing.

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Buyer led

Price: By agreement

written buyer agency

Buyer representation & private showings

Exclusive representation from an Accredited Buyer’s Representative who works for the buyer and never for the listing seller. Private showings are arranged around the buyer’s schedule, subtle structural or resale concerns are flagged on the tour, and closed-sale comparables are run before an offer is drafted.

What the instruction includes

  • Targeted searches and private tours
  • Comparable-sales offer pricing
  • Inspection repairs negotiated, appraisal and closing overseen

Worth knowing: No home inspection is included here — that is a licensed inspector’s work, and a thorough one is recommended for every house under contract.

Until closing Best for a buyer who wants an advocate on their own side of the table, whether moving across town or into Savannah from elsewhere.

New build

Price: Included

with buyer agency

New-construction & builder representation

The friendly sales representative in a model home works strictly for the builder. Arriving with an independent broker on the very first visit costs nothing extra in builder markup, and brings a review of builder-friendly contract clauses, a comparison of lot orientations and upgrade resale value, and independent inspections before the walls close.

What the instruction includes

  • Builder contract and addendum review
  • Lot premiums and upgrade resale value compared
  • Pre-drywall and blue-tape inspections scheduled

Worth knowing: The builder must register the broker on the first model-home visit, so get in touch before walking into the sales centre.

Contract to closing Best for a buyer choosing a lot and a floor plan in a new-home community.

Investors

Price: Custom scope

acquisition, sale or 1031

Small multi-family & investment advisory

For local investors buying or trading single-family rentals, duplexes and 2–4 unit buildings in Savannah. Realistic market rents, vacancy reserves, property taxes and capital-expenditure horizons are modelled, and the sale is kept in step with a 1031 exchange qualified intermediary.

What the instruction includes

  • Rent-roll verification and realistic rent modelling
  • Cap-rate and cash-on-cash underwriting
  • Existing leases and security-deposit transfers checked
  • Identification and closing milestones coordinated

Worth knowing: Projections are built on the reassessed property tax after a sale, not on the seller’s current bill, so the numbers hold up after closing.

Per transaction Best for an investor weighing several small buildings, or one working inside a 45-day 1031 identification window.

Moving in

Price: Complimentary

with buyer representation

Relocation & neighbourhood tour

Moving to Savannah for a new role or a change of pace is far easier after seeing the neighbourhoods first-hand, before bidding under pressure. A tailored half-day orientation covers architectural styles, commute realities, school-district boundaries and HOA structures, with three to five live homes in the target price bracket.

What the tour includes

  • A half-day guided driving tour
  • Commute corridors and school boundaries mapped
  • Three to five live representative homes

Worth knowing: It is an orientation, not a commitment: there is no obligation to buy through the office afterwards.

Half a day Best for a family or professional relocating from another state with a weekend to get oriented.

Start here

Price: Complimentary

written valuation report

Comparative market analysis & equity review

An algorithm cannot see a renovated kitchen, a new roof or a quiet street backing onto trees. A broker walks the property unhurriedly, analyses the recent closed and pending sales in the immediate area, identifies which small pre-sale updates actually pay back, and delivers an itemised net-proceeds worksheet with no obligation to list.

What the walkthrough includes

  • An unhurried 60-minute walk through the house
  • Every comparable sale named and dated
  • A written valuation and seller net sheet

Worth knowing: A figure that is lower than hoped is still the figure. Nothing here is priced to win a listing.

About 1 hour Best six to twelve months before selling, or simply to know where the equity stands.

Before the consultation

How getting in touch works

  1. Describe the house

    A message says where the property is or which neighbourhoods are in mind, the timeline, and which service looks closest. A photograph is welcome and never required.

  2. Read the reply

    A broker answers by email or telephone during opening hours, names the service that fits, explains the fee in plain English and says how long the appointment needs.

  3. Agree a time

    The time is fixed in that reply, or through the Book action if a slot is being chosen directly. Nothing earlier in the sequence holds an appointment.

Fees, explained before anything is signed

All brokerage commissions and buyer-representation fees are negotiable, explained in plain English at the first consultation and confirmed in writing before any touring or listing. If a chosen service is the wrong fit for the house or the goal, the broker says so and names the one that is.

Cornice & Slate Real Estate does not carry out home inspections, does not handle title or closing legal work and does not lend or give mortgage advice. Each is work for a licensed specialist, and trusted local names are offered when a client needs one.

Talk to the office

Not sure which service it is?

Describe the house or the move in a message and a broker names the service and explains the fee before anything is arranged. The reply comes during opening hours.

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The column

A short note when an hour or a service changes

Holiday hours, a broker joining the office, a shift in how the local market is moving. Two or three notes a year and nothing else.

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